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Robbie Butler says he will not stand to be next Ulster Unionist leader

The party’s current deputy leader said he had received support, but would not be putting his name forward to replace Mike Nesbitt.

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Naming Stakeknife could attract more Catholics into police – Jon Boutcher

The agent was widely believed to be west Belfast man Freddie Scappaticci, who was 77 when he died in 2023.

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NI’s Finance Minister publishes draft budget despite ongoing impasse over plan

The DUP rejected John O’Dowd’s spending proposals as ‘deeply flawed’.

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Full list of major UK shops closing their doors in 2026

Retailers, banks and charities have confirmed widespread closures

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Campaign for murdered soldiers will continue until answers found, says relative

Brothers John and Joseph McCaig from Ayr and Dougald McCaughey from Glasgow were shot dead by the IRA in Belfast in 1971.

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In Pictures: Cold water courage to start the new year as swimmers dive into 2026

Inflatables, selfies and creative costumes helped take the edge off as swimmers gathered on UK beaches for the chilly tradition.

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Plan expected to increase target number of PSNI officers

It comes as officer numbers dropped to 6,190 last summer.

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Vice-chancellor says CBE highlights success of Ulster University

Professor Paul Bartholomew said the honour is ‘a great privilege’.

The Independent UK

Ulster University professor made OBE delighted that hard work recognised

Professor of personalised medicine Tara Moore has been honoured for her work into DNA research.

Evening Standard

NI house builders warn of ‘bleak’ future because of crumbling wastewater network

A representative body has warned that some companies are already planning to wind up operations because of an inability to secure water connections.

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He spent ten years searching for Game of Thrones locations. It inspired a solo music career

Robert Boake was a full-time musician prior to his move into the film industry

The Independent UK

Film location scout draws songwriting inspiration from dramatic Irish landscapes

Robbie Boake toured the island of Ireland for a decade hunting suitable locations for Game Of Thrones.

Evening Standard

Process under way to recatalogue artefacts held in huge archaeology storehouse

Archaeologists are repackaging thousands of items kept in climate-controlled conditions in the facility in Co Antrim.

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Tens of thousands of artefacts undergo meticulous recataloguing in Northern Ireland’s storehouse

Many of the items were unearthed decades ago

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Hundreds brave the cold to make a splash for charity

Swimmers raced into Belfast Lough at Helen’s Bay for the annual Christmas Eve dip in the sea.

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‘Little miracle’ premature baby who defied odds set for first Christmas at home

Fiadh Coburn weighed 1lb 12oz when she was born at 25 weeks in an emergency delivery that saved her life and the life of her mother Marie Louise.

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Man charged over cross-border terror plot denied bail

Connor Pollock, 38, from Croob Park, in Ballynahinch, Co Down, appeared via videolink from HMP Maghaberry for a bail hearing on Thursday.

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Government urged to go further than Windsor Framework review recommendations

Unionists have argued the review led by Lord Murphy failed to address ‘fundamental problems’ with the framework.

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Inquest into deaths of three teenagers outside Co Tyrone disco deferred

Connor Currie, 16, and 17-year-olds Lauren Bullock and Morgan Barnard died in a fatal crush outside the Greenvale Hotel in Co Tyrone.

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Charity Commission opens inquiry into Presbyterian Church over safeguarding

It comes after ‘serious and significant failings’ were found in central safeguarding functions from 2009 to 2022.

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MI5 has ‘blind spot’ over Northern Ireland Troubles, Boutcher says

The Chief Constable faced questions at the Policing Board following the publication of the Operation Kenova report into the agent Stakeknife.

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Taylor Swift pays tribute to fans as reason she could reclaim master recordings

Swift announced in May that she purchased the rights to all of her concert films, music videos, album art, photography, and unreleased songs.

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Security guarantees needed before Stakeknife is named – Burghart

Pressure is growing on the Government to name Stakeknife after the publication of the final report from Operation Kenova.

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Kenova report reveals Stakeknife was taken on holiday while wanted by police

It also details how the Army’s agent in the IRA was handed tens of thousands of pounds.

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Did Thatcher know about Stakeknife? asks sister of murdered man

Moira Todd’s brother Eugene Simons was disappeared by Stakeknife’s unit in the Provisional IRA in 1981.

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